EP 1113901 A1 20010711 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MARKING CONTAINERS USING LASER LIGHT
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MARKING CONTAINERS USING LASER LIGHT
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM MARKIEREN VON BEHÄLTERN MITTELS LASERSTRAHLUNG
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE MARQUAGE DE CONTENANTS A L'AIDE D'UN RAYONNEMENT LASER
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9915990 W 19990715
- US 11679498 A 19980716
Abstract (en)
[origin: US6080958A] A portion or component of a metal container is provided with markings or indicia using laser light. High-speed laser steering is used to position laser light or laser light pulses across a lateral and longitudinal extent in a relatively short time period such as a time period selected so as to avoid slowing, stopping or otherwise interfering with other container or container component production processes. Preferably, tab stock for container-opening tabs can be provided with 6 to 9 or more visible characters within a time window of 50 to 100 milliseconds or less. Preferably, the size and resolution provided by the pulses are sufficient to permit legible, and preferably attractive, formation of any standard typewriter characters. In one embodiment, other logos, designs, textures, backgrounds and similar features can be provided.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B23K 26/00 (2006.01); B21D 51/38 (2006.01); B23K 26/08 (2006.01); B23K 101/12 (2006.01); B23K 103/10 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B21D 51/383 (2013.01 - EP US); B23K 26/08 (2013.01 - EP US); B23K 26/0823 (2013.01 - EP US); B23K 26/0853 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 220/906 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/49789 (2015.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0003832 A1 20000127; WO 0003832 A9 20000518; AT E287312 T1 20050215; AU 5213399 A 20000207; AU 761807 B2 20030612; CN 1313801 A 20010919; DE 69923329 D1 20050224; DE 69923329 T2 20051020; DE 69923329 T3 20090402; DK 1113901 T3 20050523; EP 1113901 A1 20010711; EP 1113901 A4 20021009; EP 1113901 B1 20050119; EP 1113901 B2 20080827; ES 2237134 T3 20050716; JP 2002520164 A 20020709; US 6080958 A 20000627; US 6433302 B1 20020813; US 6498318 B1 20021224; US 6501046 B1 20021231
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9915990 W 19990715; AT 99937259 T 19990715; AU 5213399 A 19990715; CN 99809872 A 19990715; DE 69923329 T 19990715; DK 99937259 T 19990715; EP 99937259 A 19990715; ES 99937259 T 19990715; JP 2000559962 A 19990715; US 11679498 A 19980716; US 56442900 A 20000504; US 69027800 A 20001016; US 69028200 A 20001016